One saying Lin Youxie had always believed in was, "Even good people do bad things."
So even though she thought highly of Jiang Wang's character, she wouldn't lower her suspicions of him.
Her guiding principle in handling cases was that nothing besides the evidence itself should interfere with an investigation.
Jiang Wang's actions on this recent trip overseas had indeed moved her. But they couldn't change the doubts she'd had about him from before.
Still, since she'd said she wouldn't investigate him privately anymore, that was good enough.
As far as Jiang Wang was concerned, being "under suspicion" was no big deal.
Not everyone would think he was a good person. At least most of the Sea Fishing Tower's disciples surely had a poor impression of him. Arrogant and domineering, violent and cruel—those might even have been some of the kinder judgments.
Sometimes one's position decided everything. As the saying went, "What's a hero to one is an enemy to another."
Jiang Wang's reasoning was simple: they could hate him all they wanted, but they couldn't come after him for "revenge."
They could hate and resent him as much as they pleased in their hearts, but if they actually acted on it and tried to hurt him, Longing didn't recognize friend from foe.
Jiang Wang's attitude toward Lin Youxie was to keep a respectful distance.
As for Uriel...he'd better give him a wide berth.
He had no desire to uncover the dangerous secrets of a Divine Presence expert. He'd already shouldered and endured more than enough.
So even though Uriel had explicitly called Tian Huanwen of the Great Marsh Tian Clan a cancer, Jiang Wang, a Fourth-rank Green Badge, didn't show any particular reaction.
He merely said, "Senior Uriel, your concern for the country and its people is admirable."
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